Primary and Secondary Curriculum Development in Afghanistan

Autor/in	Georgescu, Dakmara
Titel	Primary and Secondary Curriculum Development in Afghanistan
Quelle	In: Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 37 (2007) 4, S.427-448 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-1538
DOI	10.1007/s11125-008-9058-x
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; Textbooks; Nongovernmental Organizations; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Curriculum; Secondary School Curriculum; Developing Nations; Course Descriptions; International Organizations; Educational Development; Educational Environment; War; Politics of Education; Afghanistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Kursstrukturplan; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Bildungsentwicklung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Krieg; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	The article analyzes curriculum processes and products pertaining to the overall reconstruction of Afghanistan's education system after 2002. With the support of several international agencies, including UNESCO's International Bureau of Education (IBE), as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Afghanistan's Ministry of Education succeeded in making important progress with regard to quality education, curriculum planning and design. Based on a careful analysis of needs, new curriculum frameworks for primary and secondary education were developed over the period 2002-2006, and syllabuses and textbooks for primary and secondary education will be developed and disseminated in schools across the country. However, many challenges remain to be tackled, especially with regard to the dissemination of a new curriculum culture and the writing, printing and distribution of quality syllabuses and textbooks at all education levels. The article highlights both the achievements and the obstacles standing in the way of comprehensive curriculum reforms taking place in the difficult context of reconstructing a cohesive societal infrastructure in a country, such as Afghanistan, that is affected by conflict. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10